• Josphe Brigmo (4/4) Sep 10 2018 Is there an emulator that can run the apks? Android emulator does
• Jerry (4/8) Sep 12 2018 For APKs I usually use Bluestacks [0]. Works great for Unity
• Joakim (17/21) Sep 24 2018 It isn't clear what you're trying to do: you're trying to run a D

Josphe Brigmo <JospheBrigmo gmail.com> writes:

Is there an emulator that can run the apks? Android emulator does 
not work, I suppose, because it isn't java. Complains about a 
missing classes.dex file.

I'd rather have an emulator version if possible for quicker dev.

Jerry <labuurii gmail.com> writes:

On Monday, 10 September 2018 at 09:19:52 UTC, Josphe Brigmo wrote:
 Is there an emulator that can run the apks? Android emulator 
 does not work, I suppose, because it isn't java. Complains 
 about a missing classes.dex file.

 I'd rather have an emulator version if possible for quicker dev.

For APKs I usually use Bluestacks [0]. Works great for Unity 
builds atleast.

0: https://www.bluestacks.com/

Joakim <dlang joakim.fea.st> writes:

On Monday, 10 September 2018 at 09:19:52 UTC, Josphe Brigmo wrote:
 Is there an emulator that can run the apks? Android emulator 
 does not work, I suppose, because it isn't java. Complains 
 about a missing classes.dex file.

It isn't clear what you're trying to do: you're trying to run a D 
apk compiled for ARM in an Android/x86 emulator? That won't work.

 I'd rather have an emulator version if possible for quicker dev.

I've just been trying out the Anbox container for linux, which 
allows you to run Android apps on the same CPU as your linux 
distro, so Android/x64 apps on my linux/x64 VPS:

https://anbox.io

However, 15 modules from Phobos have tests that are failing or 
segfaulting, as it's the first time I tried Android/x64. I hope 
to have it working better by the next ldc 1.12 beta, maybe you 
can try it then.

I'll also note that you can get pretty quick turnaround for 
actual Android hardware by enabling USB debugging or WiFi adb 
access on your device. But if you need to do some touch or GUI 
testing with the screen and don't want to manually handle the 
hardware each time, you'll either have to use an ARM emulator or 
wait for the Android/x64 support to get better.